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Lebanon’s Interim Central Bank Chief Vows Not to Lend Money to Government, Calls for Economic Reform
By Bassem Mroue | Associated Press
Lebanon’s interim central bank governor called on the country’s ruling class Friday to quickly implement economic and financial reforms warning that the central bank won’t offer loans to the state and does not plan on printing money to cover the huge budget deficit to avoid worsening inflation.
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The BRICS Group Announces New Members, Expanding Its Reach
By Lynsey Chutel | The New York Times
The group said that Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia had been invited to join, and that their membership would begin in January.
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Residents in Southern Syria Raid Ruling Party Offices, Block Road as Protests Over Economy Intensify
By Kareem Chehayeb | Associated Press
Angry protesters raided the local offices of the ruling Baath party in a southern Syrian province Wednesday, as protests intensified against the country’s government during a severe economic and financial crisis battering the war-torn country.
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As West Bank Shootings Rise, Israel’s Government Vows to Retaliate
By Isabel Kershner | The New York Times
Israel’s far-right government pledged on Tuesday to strike at Palestinian assailants, and those sending them to attack, amid what is being described as the bloodiest year in the occupied West Bank since the second Palestinian uprising about two decades ago.
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